On May 21, 2025, the joint innovation laboratory between Guangdong Audiowell Sensors Technology Co., Ltd. and South China University of Technology (SCUT) was officially inaugurated. This collaboration establishes an "industry-driven demand + academia-powered research" innovation mechanism, creating a new paradigm for technological breakthroughs in smart manufacturing and industrial upgrading. It exemplifies regional implementation of China's national "Deepening Industry-Education Integration" strategy, demonstrating how the convergence of education, talent, and industry chains underpins national innovation-driven development.
Strategic Response to National Innovation Policies
Aligning with the National Implementation Plan for Industry-Education Integration Pilots, the lab leverages Audiowell's 20+ years of industrial expertise and 300+ core patents alongside SCUT's engineering research excellence. It pioneers a collaborative model of "industry-proposed challenges, academia-delivered solutions, and joint problem-solving". The initiative directly supports the *14th Five-Year Plan's Smart Manufacturing Development Guidelines* regarding "breakthroughs in common technologies," forming a full-chain innovation system from fundamental research to commercial application.
Inauguration Ceremony Attendees:
South China University of Technology
Jiang Hai, Vice Dean, Research Administration
Lei Yusheng, Party Committee Secretary, School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering
Lu Longsheng, Vice Director, Academic Affairs Office
Hong Xiaobin, Vice Dean, School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering
Xie Yingxi, Professor & Project Lead, School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering
Cai Ruyin, Project Assistant, Research Team
Guangdong Audiowell Sensors Technology Co., Ltd.
Zhang Shuguang, Chairman & General Manager
Liang Meiyi, Executive Deputy General Manager
Qiu Yan, Director, Advanced Materials Research Institute
Guo Qiao, Project Management Manager
Creating Industry-Academia-Research Integration Paradigm
The laboratory signifies an advanced collaboration stage featuring "joint demand identification, co-built platforms, and shared outcomes". In strategic emerging sectors like new energy vehicles and smart devices, partners will collaborate on:
Common technology R&D
High-end talent cultivation
Standardization framework development
Chairman Zhang Shuguang emphasized: "This closed-loop innovation model – where industry defines needs, research tackles challenges, and market validates outcomes – accelerates academic commercialization while enhancing core technological capabilities."
Cultivating Core Drivers for Industrial Advancement
Through deep industry-academia-research integration, the partnership will deliver triple value:
Technology transfer
Talent development
Ecosystem construction
This collaboration not only implements innovation-driven development strategies but also pioneers new mechanisms for synergistic talent cultivation.
Conclusion: Building a Two-Way Empowerment System
The SCUT-Audiowell laboratory establishes a "research-industry bidirectional enabling system" that enhances market adaptability of academic achievements while strengthening corporate innovation capacity. This initiative provides valuable exploration for integrated development of education, technology, and talent, injecting sustained momentum for cultivating new quality productive forces and advancing high-quality development.
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